Tubular skate.



UNITED STATES? a l r lPatented June 2, 1903.

WILLIAMG. now, or 'ronenro, cANAnAQ- TUBULAR SKATE.

srncrrrcn'rron forming part of Letters PatentNo. 729,648, dated June 2, 1903. Application filed August l6, 1902. Serial No. 119,838. (No model.)

and Province of Ontario Oanad a, havein- Vented certain new ahclnsfuldmprovements in Tubular Skates,jofwhiclrthefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to devise a light and strong tubular skate particularly. adapted to stand the strains ofhoekey playing and racing; and it consists,lessentially, in forming theskate-body in -halves suitably shaped and brazed together on a foundation: tube to forma heel-cone, a sole-cone,, and;a hollow toe-strut integral with the halves of the longitudinal tube connected with ,the blade.

My invention further relates to the con structionand arrangement of the foundationtube and the method of connecting the sole and heel plates to the cones, substantially as hereinafter more specifically described and then definitely claimed.

Figure 1' is'a, plan view of the foundationtube before it is bent into shape. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof thefoundation-tube bent up into shape, showing its position relative to the blade of the skate. 1 Fig, 3 is a per spective view of the complete skate. Fig.;4 is aperspective view of the under side of the heel-plate. Fig. 5 is afull-size cross-section of the toe-strut of the skate. Fig. 6 is a fullsize vertical section through the tubularpor tion of the skate-body. Fig. 7 is a full-size perspective View of the upper portion of the heel-cone. Fig. 8 isafull-size vertical section' through the heel-cone of the skate.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.

In manufacturing my skate I take a piece of sheet-steel and cut it, substantially as shown in Fig.1, to form the main tube J and two pairs ,of lugs a a b b and the short upwardlyextending tube c, connected to the body-tube at one end of the strip (1. The edges of the metal forming the main tube are preferably left apart, so that the upper edge of the blade A may fitbetween them, as indicated in Fig. 2, though this construction is not essential.

The body of the skate is formed in two halves B 13, each stamped out of a single thejplate upside down.

: fpiece of metal to form flanges e f g and half each, of theheel cone D, the toe-cone E, and ,the'hollowtoe-strut, F, assembled on the foundatiqn-tube and brazed together along the uppercentraliseainh. The flanges f 9 may be brazed togetheror 'se'cured in any other suitable manner. I prefer, however, to connect thein by the plansh'own in ,Fig. 5, in which one is bent around the other,zas,indicated. The blade A issecured between the fiangese by means of rivets 2', passing through the-flanges and through the blade.

While, the heel-plate G and the toe-plate Il may. be secured to the heel-cone and the toe cone and strut in the ordinary manner, I prefer, for the sake of strength, to make conneci ,tiondn the manner. now tobe described. As

thesameplan is followed .wit both the heel- *plate' and the toe-plate,-it will b understood that by describing. one Ialso describe the other, andfor the purpose of the claimsthe word foot-plate. may be taken as referring to,either the toe-plate. onthe heel-plate.

Referring particularly-to the heel-plate, as shown in Fig. 4, it will be seen that, integral lugs j are stamped out of it and bent downwardly, the detailed view referred to showing The lugs fit within the heel-cone D and are brazed or riveted thereto. The upper end of the heel-cone preferably has a flange 70 formed integral with its upperedge'and turned outwardly. To this fiange'the heel-platemay be brazed, if desired. I also deem it preferable to form lugs Z integral with the cone and to pass them through openings in the heel-plate and. bend them down, as indicated in 3, to make the connection between the heel-plate and the cone still more secure." These lugs are specially useful with the heel-cone, as in hockey playing there is usually a very, heavy upward strain on the heel-plate. The end of the toeplate may be connected .to the upper end of the toe-strut in any desired manner-for example, by brazing or double peening.

The foundation-tube is a very important feature of my invention, as not only does it inaterially strengthen the skate, but is essential in the assembling of the halves of the body. It will be seen that this foundation-tube gives a surface of metal below almost every part of the seam h where the halves of. the

body of the skate are brazed together. ithout this support beneath this scam it would be practically impossible to strongly braze the parts together. The only parts of the seam, as shown. in the drawings, not underlaid by the foundation-tube are those portions near the tops of the heel and sole cones, and these parts, as seen particularly in Figs. 3 and 8, are backed by the lugs depending from the sole and heel plates.

I use the word cone for the tubular supports of the sole and heel plates, as they are roughly conical in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 5; but I do not wish to confine myself to this exact shape.

A skate constructed as I have described bears important points of advantage over those now in the market. In some of these skates the toe and heel cones are separate from the longitudinal tube forming the body of the skate. In such skates there is always a weak point where the lower ends of the cones are connected with the tube. I overcome this weakness by forming these cones in halves integral with the halves of the tube, so that the only joint is the central seam, where the halves of the tube are brazed together over the foundation tube. I have avoided the weakness at the toe by means of the hollow toe-strut formed in halves integral with the halves of the longitudinal tube of the skate-body. It will thus be seen that it is the formation of the body of the skate in halves, as described, which enables me to make these improvements, and it is the use of the foundation-tube which enables me to assemble these halves and securely braze them together along the central seam. The halves are further tied together by the sole and heel plates with their depending lugs.

I have described the lugs a a b b, the tube 0, and strip (Z as being integral with the foundation-tube, and I prefer this construction, though they might, if desired, be made separate and afterward secured to the tube in a suitable manner. I have also described the special method of connecting the sole and heel cones; but any well-known method might be employed for that purpose without materially deducting from the value of the rest of my invention. I have stated that the body of the skate is formed in halves; but it is not essen tial that these halves be integral, as they might be formed of pieces brazed or otherwise secured together.

A skate such as described is both exceedingly strong, light, and well adapted for hockey or, with very little alteration in shape, for racing purposes.

What I claim as my invention isl. A foundation-tube for a tubular skate formed of an integral sheet of metal bent into tubular form and cut and bent to form two pairs of upwardly-turned lugs, and a short upwardly-turned section of tube at one end connected by a strip of metal with the body of'the tube, substantially as described.

2. A foundation-tube for a tubular skate formed of an integral sheet of metal bent into tubular form and cut and bent to form two pairs of upwardly-turned lugs, substantially as described.

A foundation-tube for a tubular skate formed of an integral sheet of metal bent into tubular form and cut and bent to form two pairs of upwardly-tinned lugs transverse to the axis of the tube, substantially as described.

4. A foundation-tube for a tubular skate formed of an integral sheet of metal bent into tubular form and cut and bent to form two pairs of upwardly-turned lugs transverse to the axis of the tube, and an upwardly-turned strap at one end also transverse to the axis of the tube, substantially as described.

5. A foundation-tube for a tubular skate comprising the main tube, two pairs of transverse lugs extending'up from the top of the main tube, and a transverse strap extending upwardly from one end of the main tube, sub stantially as described.

6. A foundation-tube for a tubular skate comprising a main tube, two pairs of transverse lugs extending up from the top of the main tube, a transverse strap extending upwardly from one end of the main tube, and a short upwardly-extending tube connected :with the strap, substantially as described.

7. In a tubular skate abody formed in two longitudinalhalves suitablysecured together, each half stamped out of one piece of metal and comprising one-half of a longitudinal tube and one-half each of a heel-cone, a solecone and a hollow toe-strut in combination with a blade secured between the lower parts of the halves of the tube, a heel-plate secured to the top of the heel-cone; and a soleplate secured to the tops of the sole-cone and the toe-strut, substantially as described.

8. In a tubular skate a foundation-tube comprising a 'main tube; and two pairs of lugs extending up from the top of the main tube in combination with a skate-body formed in two longitudinal halves assembled on the foundation-tube and brazed together, each half comprising one-half of a longitudinal tube embracing the aforesaid main tube and one-half each of a heel-cone and a sole-cone brazed to the aforesaid pairs of lugs, substantially as described.

9. In a tubular skate a body comprising a longitudinal tube; a heel-cone; a sole-cone; and a hollow toe-strut formed of two separate sheets of metal stamped to shape and brazed together along their central upper seam in combination with a foundation-tube on which the body is assembled and which is cut and shaped to give a metal surface below the larger part of the said seam, substantially as described.

10. In a tubular skate a body comprising a longitudinal tube; a heel-cone; and a solecone formed of two separate sheets of metal stamped to shape and brazed together along their central upper seam in combination with a foundation-tube on which the bodyisassembled and which is cut and shaped to give a metal surface below the larger. part of the said seam, substantially as described.

11. In a tubular skate the combination of the blade A; the body formed of the two halves B, B, brazed together along the seam h, and shaped to form the longitudinal tube J, the flanges e. riveted to the blade, the flanges f and g secured together, the heel-cone D, the toe-cone E and the hollow toe-strut F; the heel-plate G secured to the heel-cone; and the toe-plate 11 secured to the sole-cone and the toe-strut, substantially-as described.

12. In a tubularskate the combination of the blade A; the body formed of the two halves B, B brazed together along the seam h and shaped to form the longitudinal tube J, the flanges e riveted to the blade, the flanges f and g secured together, the heel-cone D, the toe=cone E and the hollow toe-strut F; the heel-plate G secured to the heel-cone; the toeplate I-I secured to the sole-cone and the toestrut; and the foundation-tube I cut and bent to give a metal surface below the greater part of the seam 7t substantially as described.

13. In a tubular skatea blade; and a body having a hollow divided cone connected therewith, in combination with a foot-plate having lugs stamped out integral therewith and bent down and brazed within the said cone over the division therein, substantially as described.

14. In a tubular skate a blade; and a body having a divided toe-cone and a divided heelcone connected therewith, in combination with a heel-plate, and a toe-plate each having lugs stamped out integral therewith and bent down and brazed within its appropriate cone and over the division therein, substantially as described.

15. In a tubular skate a blade; and a body having a hollow cone connected therewith having integral lugs formed at its upper edge, in combination with a foot-plate having lugs stamped out integral therewith and bent down and brazed within the said cone, and having holes formed therein through which the lugs on the cone may be passed and bent down to engage the plate, substantially as described.

16. In a tubular skate a blade; and a body having a hollow divided cone connected therewith and provided at its upper edge withan outwardly-extending flange, in combination with a foot-plate resting on the said flange and having lugs stamped out integral there= with and bent down and brazed within its appropriate cone over the division therein,- substantially as described.

17. In a tubular skate a blade and a body having a hollow cone connected therewith and provided at its upper edge with an outwardly extending flange and integral lugs, in combination witha foot-plate resting on the said flange and having lugs stamped out integral therewith and bent down and brazed within the said cone, and holes formed therein through which the lugs on the cone may be passed and bent down to engage the plate, substantially as described.

Toronto, July 19, 1902. 1

WILLIAM G. NOTT.

In presence of- J. EDW. MAYBEE, A. J COLBOURNE. 

